Night. Sleep. Death. the Stars. (Paperback)

from pdebolt

This is a character-driven novel of more than 900 pages. Whitey and Jessalyn McLaren have five now-adult children. Whitey has always been the epicenter of the family until an unthinkable tragedy leaves him struggling for his life. The characters and lives of the grown children are all examined in...

from brangwinn

If there is ever a time for this book, its now. This thousand-page book has race relations at its heart. There's so much to relate to the George Floyd death. It is the story of a New York state family, but its also the story of America. It lays bare police racism. I was not comfortable reading it...

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Oates' latest is a big book, both literally and figuratively. At ~800 pages, it will keep you busy during quarantine. But there is a lot to chew on here, so it may be well worth the effort. She gives the reader a Shakespearean tragedy with many themes, but her ultimate focus seems to be America's...

from CatherineHsu

*Thank you to NetGalley for a free e-copy in exchange for an honest review.* Actual Rating: 3.8 This was surprisingly really enjoyable from beginning to end, and super salient considering how many innocent dark-skinned (specifically Black people) are getting shot by police today without consequen...

from nancyadair

An 800 page book doesn't scare me. Some of my favorite books are whoppers. The number of pages are irrelevant when one becomes immersed in detailed characters, propelled by foreshadowing through their actions and weaknesses, touched by universal truths of human nature. Oates latest novel explores...